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0. K. PICKLES. ROLL PAPERHDLDER AND CUTTER.

(No Model.)

No. 450,033. Patented Apr. 7,1891.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES K. PIOKLES, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR TO THE AMER- IOANROLL-PAPER COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

ROLL-PAPER HOLDER AND CUTTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 450,033, dated April 7,1891.

Application filed May 28, 1888. Serial No. 275,391. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be itknown that 1, CHARLES K. PIoKLEs, of the city of St. Louis, in theState of Missouri, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement inRoll-Paper Holders and Cutters, of which the following is a full, clear,and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,forming a part of this specification, and in which Figure I is a frontelevation of my improved machine. Fig. II is an end elevation. Fig. IIIis a detail section taken on line III III, Fig. I.

My invention relates to an improvement in machines for holding andcutting wrappingpaper; and my invention consists in features of noveltyhereinafter fully described, and pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the drawings, 1 represents a pair of arms; one at each endof the roll 2, upon which the paper 3 is wound. The upper ends of thearms are slotted, as shown at a, Fig. II, to receive the journals 5 ofthe roller 2. Pivoted at 6 to the arms 1 are another pair of arms 7, oneat each end of the roll 2. To the upper ends of the arms 7 is secured aknife, preferably of semicircular shape in cross-section, as shown inFig. III, so that the end of the paper may be drawn out either above orbeneath the knife and cut oif, and when out off the endremaining on theroll will spring away from the knife. The knife may also be providedwith slots 9, (see Fig. 111,) through which the paper may be passed,ifdesired,instead of passing around the outside of the knife. As stated,the arms 1 and 7 at the respective ends of the roll of paper are pivotedtogether at 6, and each has a lower extension 10, which rests upon thesupport. As the paper is removed the weight of the roll keeps theknifeagainst the paper, the roller moving toward the knife from the positionshown in dotted lines, Fig. II, to the position shown in full lines,Fig. II. The lower extensions 10 of the arms at the respective ends ofthe machine move apart as the size of the roller decreases.

I do not herein claim a roll-paper holder and cutter having a knife heldin position against the roll of paper by means of. the weight of theroll itself.

I claim as my invention 1. The combination of the roll, two arms pivotedtogether at each end of the roll and having lower extensions, upon whichthey are supported, one pair of the arms carrying said roll, and a knifesecured to the other pair, substantially as and for the purpose setforth.

2. The combination of the paper-roll, two arms pivoted together at eachend of the roll, lower extensions, upon which the arms are supported, aknife secured to one pair of the arms, and slots in the upper ends ofthe other pair of the arms to receive the said roll, substantially asand for'the purpose set forth.

3. The combination of the roll having a support and a semicircular knifesecured to the support and having slots 9, substantially as and for thepurpose set forth.

CHARLES K. PIOKLES.

In presence of- EDWD. S. KNIGHT, J 0s. WAHLE.

